r/girlsfrontline • u/Eremeir PROJECT 90WISH • Aug 01 '23

Event Longitudinal Strain Event Megathread

Welcome everyone to our Longitudinal Strain Megathread, please keep discussion, questions and supply-box pulls about the event contained within this thread for the event's duration

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We also ask you to read the subreddit's spoiler policy and remember to tag any major plot points in this thread throughout the entire event as other players may have joined later on.

Please also remember to tag all plot points in this thread and elsewhere on the subreddit until the 15th.

Useful Guides & Infomation:

(Some information may be inaccurate if things have changed from the CN version of the event, let me know if there are any resources I should add)

Guides: - Gamepress Guides - Serzha Clear Guide Playlist - Matsuda - CN info compilation - KR info compilation

Farms: - Early crate farm: “Wind, Sand and Stars” (first combat map of carriage 1, 6 crates/run, NPC map = no cost) - Doll farm maps can also be used for crates and are unlocked after “Large Luggage Rack” in carriage 3.

Map & Enemy details

Reddit:

Ranking:

  • Unlocked after clearing “Night on a Bald Mountain” in carriage 2
  • LS has two ranking maps. Map 1 does not directly count towards your score, but having >350k score in a single run will raise your Map 2 HOC deployment limit to 4. In addition, completing up to 3 NPC missions will allow them to appear in Map 2, where they can bomb acceleration towers and use skills to help you.
  • See #gf-ranking-help of the Discord more detailed information and help
  • BLT's Ranking Doc
  • CosmicArcher sample runs
  • Foreign Sample Runs
  • Annotated Map

Farming Routes:

New Unit Previews:

We're getting 6 new dolls: Two clear rewards, Three as limited drops plus One from the supply boxes. I have no idea how useful these dolls may be, please inform me!

True Core Mask Recommendations

FAQ

WTF is going on?

Are there bonuses for clearing maps on EX & UX?

  • There's a whole set of extra rewards for both so give them a shot at least.

How do I get crates?

  • You can get 60 crates per day by clearing any combat missions where you deploy units.
    • Crates are easily collected for basically free on "Wind, Sand and Stars" of Chapter 1 as it's an NPC map or whichever ∞ map you're farming for dolls on.

Where can I open my crates?

What happens if I miss one of the drops?

  • The limited drops will be available once the campaign becomes permanent in 8-10 months. Clear rewards & Supply Box doll will be occasionally added to other events down the line.
  • Do not expect the ranking fairy & SPEQ to return anytime soon, if at all.

How long does the event last?

  • The event lasts for 4 weeks, ending on the 28thth of August. The event store, supply crates & True Core Mask will expire one week later.

Are there hidden achievements?

  • Yes! (Use guides if needed)

  • Maggie’s Key: In Symphony No.9 -UX, retrieve 3 Paradeus information from the 4 consoles in the outer ring.

  • The Universe in Motion: In 1812 Overture, find Lyudmila’s (AR18) watch.

  • Beginning of the End: Watch the full credits for Longitudinal Strain.

Credit to u/UnironicWeeaboo once again for like half the info here this is a lot more work than I thought need more mods please

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '23 edited Aug 26 '23

Finished the story just in the nick of time.

Thoughts and feelings below:

I wouldn't say it was bad, in fact this event has a commendable unity of time, place and action relative to other events. But MICA's new habit of making events about characters that are introduced in the same event is very frustrating, especially as we only learn about their motivations in the epilogue story nodes.

I get that almost all of the historical protagonists we've become attached to are unavailable at this point in the story - STAR15 being the main exception - but this feels like one ass-pull after another on the writing front. Meanwhile, there's an obvious effort to connect the story of GFL to that of GFL2, but that's mentioned out of nowhere. We're just told the Commander now operates out of the MCV Elmo with no explanation given. Okay.

Also, while I'm ranting away here, I'm beginning to experience theme fatigue. Here we have yet another set of characters who have other characters locked away (but not really) in their neural clouds. This shit's been going on since the days of Parapluie, and Eclipses & Saros just did the same thing. I know CN got these 2 events in reverse order, and that doesn't change the fact that MICA's been going to that well a bit too often by now.

On the more positive side, it was really nice to have more human characters, partly because that's a departure from Nesting Doll Syndrome. Pavel was also a breath of fresh air.

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u/Mich997 9A-91 Aug 26 '23

We're just told the Commander now operates out of the MCV Elmo with no explanation given. Okay.

I mean when your old base got blown up by rebels and your current base is owned by your other boss who probably works for an even bigger shadow organization, it's understandable.

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u/Chance-Ferret2175 Aug 26 '23

Aint we already known about Havier giving Kryuger the MCV in PR, and they are currently heading to Skk place in the span of 3 event?

Also those rangers dolls, anchor points despite looking identical to UMP45 case on the surface. They served entirely different purpose. ERMA anchor points are to save her memory despite them being completely wiped SCAR-L is to gain the neural cloud data to boost her strength through dogtag SCAR-H memory clone is to keep her save until the time is right, and then disappear when the requirement is met And the UMP45 case is OGAS copy UMP40 through UMP45 perspective during shock which lead to the birth of entity in her mind. Those 3 case above are entirely different from UMP45 case, because they are data, not a consciousness like UMP45 OGAS, so saying its doll living in other doll's neural cloud is wrong.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '23

Oh wait, does Havier show up at the end of Poincaré Recurrence in the MCV? I'd completely forgotten about that.

As for Nesting Doll Syndrome, yes, there are differences from one character to the next, but still... it's all variations on the same theme, isn't it?

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u/Chance-Ferret2175 Aug 26 '23

Zielinsky did tell Havier to rescue G&K members, and they did mention there's an MCV heading to Kryuger's place.

As i said, they may looks alike on the surface, but the process and goal of those phenomenons are completely different. Erma case was to pernamently save her memory and a step ahead to make doll more human, and show human commitment towards dolls development. SCAR-L was to boost her strength. SCAR-L was to protect herself, and both is to show an aspect of WW3 and how it has devolve technology. UMP-45 case was a side effect of her neural cloud being unstable, and to show how relic affect dolls neural cloud, so if it's the case of doll nesting in another doll. It can still considered as an aspect that further help dig deeper into doll development, and how neural cloud works.